Basket attachment for desks.



BASKET ATTACHMENT FOR DESKS.

(Application filed Mar. 92. 1901.)

(No Model.)

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ARTHUR S. BUSSELLE, OF OTTUMWA, IOIVA.

BASKET ATTACHMENT FOR DESKS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 677,634, dated July 2,1901.

Application filed March 22, 1901. Serial No. 52,410. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR S. BUssELLn, a citizen of the United States,residing at Ottumwa, in the county of Wapello and State of Iowa, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Basket Attachments forDesks; and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in deskattachments, and has for its object to provide a waste-"paper basketattachment of such character that the basket when in position shall beout of sight and likewise out of interference with theleg-room usuallyprovided underneath the desk and yet capable of being brought intoposition where it can be utilized for the disposition therein of wastepaper, 850., and returned automatically to its concealed position, whilewhen necessary it may be readily removed to transport or remove itscontents when desired.

With this object in view my invention consists of a swinging arm orcrane provided at its free end with a hook, upon which a bail or cordattachment to the basket may be suspended, said arm or crane beingattached to one of the side walls of the desk in such manner that it maybe swung forwardly to give access to the basket and returnedautomatically to its normal position, as will be hereinafter more fullyexplained.

In order that those skilled in the art to which my invention appertainsmay fully understand the construction and operation of my improvedattachment, I will proceed to describe the same, referring to theaccompanying drawing, which shows an ordinary roller-top desk in centralvertical section with my improvements attached thereto.

The desk A may be of any desired pattern, with the usual leg-roomthereunder. The design shown is of the roller-top pattern, with drawersor other compartments on one or both sides of the space provided for thelegs of a person using the desk.

B is a fiat board or support which is secured to the side wall of theleg-space by suitable wood-screws D.

relation to the crane and the board B, hinges upon which the crane isadapted to swing or vibrate. The vertical portion of the crane which isembraced by the staples H is preferably formed or provided with annularshoulders or rings adapted to rest upon and be supported by the upperfaces of the staples, and the latter are by preference so set withrelation to each other and the crane that the weight of the latter aloneor supplemented by that of the basket G will cause the crane alone orwith the basket to automatically swing or gravitate to the rear, asshown in the drawing.

I is a rod or lever pivoted at K to the board B and provided at itslower end with any suitable foot-pedal L and connected at its upper endwith the lateral arm or extension of the crane by a link, rod, chain, orcord M in any preferred manner, and so that when the parts are in theirnormal position shown the crane may be swung upon its hinge-bearings tobring the basket G forward and into position for use by placing the footagainst the'pedal L and vibrating the lever I upon its pivot in anobvious manner, and when the foot is withdrawn from the pedal the weightand gravity of the crane and basket will restore all parts to theirnormal position.

In addition to the foot-pedal L at the lower end of the lever I thelatter may also be provided at its upper end with a rod, chain, or cord(single or double) N, passing over a pulley or through an ordinaryscrew-eye secured to the front of the desk underneath the top andprovided with any suitable knob O in order that the crane and basket maybe swung forwardly without pressing with the foot against the pedal L.

While I have shown the crane O secured, as described, to a board B,adapted to be at tached to the desk by screws, as described, it will beunderstood that I do not wish to be limited to the employment of theboard B, as under some circumstances the arm or crane C may be pivotallysecured directly to the side wall of the desk by locating the hinges orstaples H therein; but I prefer in most cases to employ the board 13,for the reason that the attachment as a whole may be assembled in properadjustment and as an article of manufacture requiring only ordinaryskill in securing it to a desk by the employment of a suitable number ofordinary screws.

I do not wish to be confined to any particular form or design of thehinge connections, as they may be varied, nor do I wish to be confinedto so locating said hinges with reference to the crane C that the latterwill gravitate to the rear, for although I prefer to do so to secureautomatic action it will be readily understood that if the connection Mbetween the upper end of the lever I and the crane 0 be stiff andnon-flexible the crane and basket may be returned to the rear or normalposition by the reverse movement of the lever I. I also wish it to beunderstood that While I have shown the lever I provided with thefootpedal L and also the hand device 0 for vi brating said lever I mayuse either one of said devices in the absence of the other.

The generic feature of my invention rests in the broad idea of aswinging crane or arm attached to the side wall of the desk and.provided with means for supporting a basket in an elevated position andprovided with means for operating the crane to bring the basket forwardand restore it to its normal position.

While my improved crane attachment is especially designed for employmentin connection with an ordinary waste-paper basket, it will be obviousthat any other receptacle may be attached in a similar manner to the endof the crane.

Having described the construction and operation of my improved deskattachment, What I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent,is-

1. In combination with the side wall of a desk a crane or arm adapted tosupport a basket or other receptacle at its outer or free end, andhinged at the opposite end to the desk, and an operative vibrating leverpivoted to the desk and connected at its upper end with the swingingcrane, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In combination with the swinging crane O secured to the board 13 alever I pivotally connected to the board B and having its upper endlinked with the swinging arm of the crane, and means substantially asdescribed for vibrating the lever I, as and for the purposes set forth.

3. The combination and arrangement of the basket-supporting crane C,hinged to the desk A, the lever I pivotally connected with the desk, andat its upper end to the crane by a link M, a foot-pedal L at the lowerend of lover I, and the operating devices N O at the upper end, wherebythe crane may be operated by the hand or foot, substantially ashereinbefore set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ARTHUR s. BUssELLE.

\Vitnesses:

M. E. BRAY, GEO. F. HEINDEL.

